Comment: Stroke of a pen could create opportunities in Irish financial services

There are over 13,000 people working in the Irish investment funds industry, working on over 13,000 investment funds of which around 6,000 are domiciled in Ireland.

It is difficult to estimate how many jobs are created each time an investment fund is established in Ireland, but it is clear that investment funds create quality jobs across the areas of accounting, financial reporting, legal and compliance.

The Government has established its strategy for the sector in the IFS 2020 report and aims to boost the number of jobs in international financial services across Ireland from 35,000 to 45,000 before the end of 2019.